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TIL: One of the worlds rarest cars was discovered abandoned in a parking garage in Atlanta. Also given insight on why they killed the electric car prior to the Tesla rise.

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Bg70b TIL People who have exposure to coal particles can contract 'Miners Lung' when the coal in the air is aspirated into the lungs
8evdL TIL the theory of atoms comes from ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE. Democritus of Abdera, named the building blocks of matter atomos, meaning literally “indivisible,” about 430 BCE.
1Ovd TIL that Jim Abbott, a Major League Baseball pitcher for 10 years, not only won a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics, but also pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993 and was elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, all while only having one hand.
GmgN TIL that every Purple Heart medal awarded up to date was originally made during WWII in anticipation of the casualties that US troops would suffer in Japan
xVan5 TIL, Owl is known for the silent flight. Where other birds have stiff feathers that make a whooshing sound when they fly, owl feathers have soft edges that allow the birds to fly silently.This is important for owls, as they can swoop down on prey without being heard.